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GRE词汇练习A

《词汇学》填空练习

1）Hydrogenistheelementoftheuniverseinthatitprovidesthebuildingblocksfromwhichtheotherelementsareproduced.

[A]steadiest[B]expendable[C]lightest

[D]final[E]fundamental

2）Fewofustakethepainstostudyourcherishedconvictions;indeed,wealmosthaveanatural

doingso.

[A]aptitudefor[B]repugnanceto[C]interestin

[D]ignoranceof[E]reactionafter

3）Theprimarycriterionforaschoolisitsrecentperformance:

criticsaretoextendcreditforearliervictories.

[A]evaluation..prone[B]investigating..hesitant

[C]judging..reluctant[D]improving..eager

[E]administering..persuaded

4）Infailingtoseethatthejustice’spronouncementmerelypreviousdecisionsratherthanactuallyestablishingaprecedent,thenovicelawclerk

thescopeofthejustice’sjudgment.

[A]synthesized..limited[B]endorsed..nullified

[C]overturned..misunderstood

[D]qualified..overemphasized

[E]recapitulated..defined

5）Whentheoriesformerlyconsideredtobeintheirscientificobjectivityarefoundinsteadtoreflectaconsistentobservationalandevaluativebias,thenthepresumedneutralityofsciencegiveswaytotherecognitionthatcategoriesofknowledgearehuman.

[A]disinterested..constructions[B]callous..errors

[C]verifiable..prejudices

[D]convincing..imperatives

[E]unassailable..fantasies

6）Althoughtheminuetappearedsimple,its

stepshadtobestudiedverycarefullybeforetheycouldbegracefullyinpublic.

[A]progressive..revealed[B]intricate..executed

[C]rudimentary..allowed[D]minute..discussed

[E]entertaining..stylized

7）TheresultsoftheexperimentsperformedbyElizabethHazenandRachelBrownwerenotonlybecausetheseresultschallengedoldassumptionsbutalsobecausetheycalledthemethodologyintoquestion.

[A]provocative..prevailing

[B]predictable..contemporary

[C]inconclusive..traditional

[D]intriguing..projected[E]specious..original

8）Despitetheofmanyoftheircolleagues,somescholarshavebeguntoemphasize“popculture”asakeyformyths,hopes,andfearsofcontemporarysociety.

[A]antipathy..entangling

[B]discernment..evaluating

[C]pedantry..reinstating

[D]skepticism..deciphering

[E]enthusiasm..symbolizing

9）Inthe17thcentury,directfloutingofagenerallyacceptedsystemofvalueswasregardedas,evenasasignofmadness.

[A]adventurous[B]frivolous[C]willful

[D]impermissible[E]irrational

10）Becauseoutlawsweredeniedundermedievallaw,anyonecouldraiseahandagainstwiththemwithlegal.

[A]propriety..authority[B]protection..impunity

[C]collusion..consent[D]rights..collaboration

[E]provisions..validity

11）Ratherthanenhancingacountry’ssecurity,thesuccessfuldevelopmentofnuclearweaponscouldserveatfirsttoincreasethatcountry’s.

[A]boldness[B]influence[C]responsibility

[D]moderation[E]vulnerability

12）Physicistsrejectedtheinnovativeexperimentaltechniquebecause,althoughitsomeproblems,italsoproducednew.

[A]clarified..data[B]eased..interpretation

[C]resolved..complication

[D]caused..hypotheses

[E]revealed..inconsistencies

13）Thepressureofpopulationonavailableresourcesisthekeytounderstandinghistory;consequently,anyhistoricalwritingthattakesnocognizanceoffactsisflawed.

[A]demographic..intrinsically

[B]ecological..marginally

[C]cultural..substantively

[D]psychological..philosophically

[E]political..demonstratively

14）ItispuzzlingtoobservethatJones’snovelhasrecentlybeencriticizedforitsstructure,sincecommentatorshavetraditionallyarguedthatitsmostobviousisitsrelentlesslyrigid,indeedschematic,framework.

[A]attentionto..preoccupation

[B]speculationabout..characteristic

[C]parodyof..disparity

[D]violationof..contradiction[E]lackof..flaw

15）Thecharacterizationofhistoricalanalysisasaformoffictionisnotlikelytobereceivedbyeitherhistoriansorliterarycritics,whoagreethathistoryandfictiondealwithordersofexperience.

[A]quietly..significant[B]passively..unusual

[C]enthusiastically..shifting

[D]sympathetically..distinct

[E]contentiously..realistic

16）Forsometimenow,hasbeenpresumednottoexist:

thecynicalconvictionthateverybodyhasanangleisconsideredwisdom.

[A]rationality[B]flexibility[C]diffidence

[D]disinterestedness[E]insincerity

17）Theofmassliteracycoincidedwiththefirstindustrialrevolution;inturn,thenewexpansioninliteracy,aswellascheaperprinting,helpedtonurturetheofpopularliterature.

[A]building..mistrust[B]reappearance..display

[C]receipt..source[D]selection..influence

[E]emergence..rise

18）Althoughancienttoolswerepreserved,enoughhavesurvivedtoallowustodemonstrateanoccasionallyinterruptedbutgenerallyprogressthroughpre-history.

[A]partially..noticeable

[B]superficially..necessary

[C]unwittingly..documented

[D]rarely..continual[E]needlessly..incessant

19）InpartsoftheArctic,thelandgradesintotheland-fasticesothatyoucanwalkoffthecoastandnotknowyouareoverthehiddensea.

[A]permanently[B]imperceptibly[C]irregularly

[D]precariously[E]slightly

20）Aninvestigationthatiscanoccasionallyyieldnewfacts,evennotableones,buttypicallytheappearanceofsuchfactsistheresultofasearchinadefinitedirection.

[A]timely[B]unguided[C]consistent

[D]uncomplicated[E]subjective

21）Likemany18th-centuryscholarswholivedbycultivatingthoseinpower,Winckelmannneglectedtoneutralize,bysomegestureofcomradeship,theresentmenthispeerswereboundtofeelbecauseofhisthehighandthemighty.

[A]quixotic..intriguewith

[B]enigmatic..familiaritywith

[C]propitiatory..involvementwith

[D]salutary..questioningof

[E]unfeigned..sympathy

22）Hershouldnotbeconfusedwithmiserliness;aslongasIhaveknownher,shehasalwaysbeenwillingtoassistthosewhoareinneed.

[A]intemperance[B]intolerance[C]apprehension

[D]diffidence[E]frugality

23）Naturalselectiontendstoeliminategenesthatcausesinheriteddiseases,actingmoststronglyagainstthemostseverediseases;consequently,hereditarydiseasesthatarewouldbeexpectedtobevery,but,surprisingly,theyarenot.

[A]lethal..rare[B]untreated..dangerous

[C]unusual..refractory[D]new..perplexing

[E]widespread..acute

24）Unfortunately,hisdamagingattacksontheramificationoftheeconomicpolicyhavebeenbyhiswholeheartedacceptanceofthatpolicy’sunderlyingassumptions.

[A]supplemented[B]undermined[C]wasted

[D]diverted[E]redeemed

25）Duringtheopera’smostfamousariathetempochosenbytheorchestra’sconductorseemed,withoutnecessaryrelationtowhathadgonebefore.

[A]tedious[B]melodious[C]capricious

[D]compelling[E]cautious

26）Inthemachine-likeworldofclassicalphysics,thehumanintellectappears,sincethemechanicalnatureofclassicalphysicsdoesnotcreativereasoning,theveryabilitythathadmadetheformulationofclassicalprinciplespossible.

[A]anomalous..allowfor[B]abstract..speakto

[C]anachronistic..deny[D]enduring..value

[E]contradictory..exclude

27）Duringthe1960’sassessmentsofthefamilyshiftedremarkably,fromendorsementofitasaworthwhile,stableinstitutiontowidespreaditasanoppressiveandbankruptonewhosewasbothimminentandwelcome.

[A]flightfrom..restitution

[B]fascinationwith..corruption

[C]rejectionof..vogue[D]censureof..dissolution

[E]relinquishmentof..ascent

28）Documentingscience’sphilosophywouldbe,sinceitisalmostaxiomaticthatmanyphilosophersusescientificconceptsasthefoundationsfortheirspeculations.

[A]distrustof..elementary

[B]influenceon..superfluous

[C]relianceon..inappropriate

[D]dependenceon..difficult

[E]differencesfrom..impossible

29）Thesheerdiversityoftropicalplantsrepresentsaseeminglysourceofrawmaterials,ofwhichonlyafewhavebeenutilized.

[A]exploited[B]quantifiable[C]controversial

[D]inexhaustible[E]remarkable

30）Forcenturiesanimalshavebeenusedas

forpeopleinexperimentstoassesstheeffectsoftherapeuticandotheragentsthatmightlaterbeusedinhumans.

[A]benefactors[B]companions[C]examples

[D]precedent[E]surrogates

31）Socialtensionsamongadultfactionscanbe

bypolitics,butadolescentsandchildrenhavenosuchforresolvingtheirconflictwiththeexclusiveworldofadults.

[A]intensified..attitude[B]complicated..relief

[C]frustrated..justification

[D]adjusted..mechanism[E]revealed..opportunity

32）Thestateisanetworkofexchangedbenefitsandbeliefs,betweenrulersandcitizensbasedonthoselawsandproceduresthataretothemaintenanceofcommunity.

[A]acompromise..inimical

[B]aninterdependence..subsidiary

[C]acounterpoint..incidental

[D]anequivalence..prerequisite

[E]areciprocity..conducive

33）FarfromviewingJeffersonasaskepticalbutenlightenedintellectual,historiansofthe1960’sportrayedhimasthinker,eagertofilltheyoungwithhispoliticalorthodoxywhilecensoringideashedidnotlike.

[A]anadventurous[B]adoctrinaire

[C]aneclectic[D]ajudicious[E]acynical

34）Tohavetruedisciples,athinkermustnotbetoo

:

anyeffectiveintellectualleaderdependsontheabilityofotherpeopletothoughtprocessesthatdidnotoriginatewiththem.

[A]popular..dismiss[B]methodical..i